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Monday – 25th June 2018
Read an excerpt from A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg, Harry Kalmer’s ode to the city
Thousand Tales of Johannesburg is Harry Kalmer’s spellbinding ode to Johannesburg and its people. This is the story of Sara, who poses …
Friday – 9th June 2017
The indignity of pit toilets and the importance of Thuli Madonsela’s lesser-known reports
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela by Thandeka Gqubule. Gqubule has …
Wednesday – 7th June 2017
UK cover for Masande Ntshanga’s novel The Reactive revealed
The cover for the United Kingdom edition of Masande Ntshanga’s debut novel The Reactive has been revealed! Jacaranda Books acquired the rights …
Monday – 5th June 2017
Infidelity among MK comrades: Read an excerpt from Achmat Dangor’s celebrated novel Bitter Fruit
A new edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit is out soon from Picador Africa, ahead of the publication of his …
Karina M Szczurek chats about her life with Andre Brink and her new memoir The Fifth Mrs Brink
Ingrid Winterbach spoke to Karina M Szczurek at the Woordfees literary festival recently about her life with one of South Africa’s most …
Win a copy of The Republic of Gupta: A Story of State Capture by Pieter-Louis Myburgh
The Reading List and Penguin Random House South Africa have got three copies of The Republic of Gupta: A Story of State …
Philip Lymbery, author of Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat, announces South Africa tour
Philip Lymbery, author of Farmageddon and Dead Zone, will be in South Africa in July. Lymbery will visit Johannesburg and Cape Town …
Thursday – 25th May 2017
10 African writers on Africa, writing, and writing in Africa
To celebrate Africa Day, read what a selection of writers had to say about the continent, and about writing on the continent. …
Wednesday – 24th May 2017
Read an excerpt from Deon Meyer’s new novel, Fever
Hodder & Stoughton has released an excerpt from Fever, the latest novel by bestselling author Deon Meyer. If you needed any more …
Pan Macmillan SA to publish debut novel by award-winning author Peter Harris
Pan Macmillan South Africa is delighted to announce it will publish the debut novel of award-winning author Peter Harris. The book will …
Tuesday – 16th May 2017
Read an excerpt from Rotten Row by Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University of Zimbabwe. Her debut story collection, …
Wednesday – 26th April 2017
How one family managed to transform an entire country into the Republic of Gupta
The Guptas rose to national infamy when a commercial airliner packed with guests for a family wedding was allowed to land at …
Monday – 24th April 2017
Writers pay tribute to Kojo Laing: ‘Africa’s best novelist, by far’ – Binyavanga Wainaina
Ghanaian novelist and poet Kojo Laing passed away on Thursday, 20 April 2017 in Ghana, according to reports. Laing was born in …
Thursday – 20th April 2017
Read an excerpt from City of Friends – the 20th novel from Joanna Trollope
City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author, Joanna Trollope. She glanced at her phone …
Dark, but funny: Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending is out now
Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending is out now: Single mom Delilah’s life goes up in smoke when her Grade 6 …
Wednesday – 19th April 2017
Celebrate Freedom Day with the ultimate South African story
Confluence tells the uplifting true story of the Dusi Canoe Marathon partnership of Piers Cruickshanks and Siseko Ntondini. Cruickshanks was a seasoned paddler who had …
Tuesday – 18th April 2017
Domina, the follow-up to the worldwide #1 bestseller Maestra – out now!
Everything you thought you knew about Maestra … you don’t. Judith Rashleigh returns in Domina, the stunning new thriller from the author …
Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May
Pan Macmillan South Africa does not as a rule accept unsolicited manuscripts, but has an open submissions window from 8 to the 12 May …
Thursday – 13th April 2017
Read an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents
NB Publishers have shared an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents. Duiker was born on 13 April 1974 and grew up in Soweto and …
Tuesday – 11th April 2017
Read over 6 million times – don’t miss Burning Moon by Jo Watson
Jo Watson’s Burning Moon, the runaway Wattpad sensation, brings you laughter, adventure and a love story to give you the warm-and-fuzzies. Perfect …